Why This Generation Is Craving Deeper Preaching | Jonny Ardavanis
About this episode
Grant Skeldon and Jonny Ardavanis discuss the shift in ministry where the next generation seeks deeper biblical truth over entertainment.
In this episode of Next Up, Grant sits down with pastor Jonny Ardavanis to break down a massive shift happening in ministry: the next generation isn't looking for entertainment they are hungry for truth. Jonny shares his personal journey from wanting to avoid ministry entirely to embracing a rigorous, 10-chapter-a-day Scripture reading plan that radically transformed his life, his walk, and his preaching. If you are trying to reach, lead, or disciple young adults today, this is a necessary reality check on why topical, seeker-sensitive methods are losing their grip on Gen Z, and why letting the text speak for itself is where the real power lies. They Discuss: The Hunger for Depth: Why young adults are moving away from surface-level topical talks and craving real biblical substance. Scripture Interprets Scripture: How to move past hobby-horse preaching to understand the Bible as one cohesive story pointing directly to Jesus. Ditching the Performance: Dropping the pressure to compete with the world for "cool" and stepping into true, conviction-led biblical authority. The Intelligence Gap: Why modern ministry needs to stop underestimating the intelligence of the next generation…
People in this episode
Host: Grant Skeldon
Guest: Jonny Ardavanis
Topics covered
- deeper preaching
- Gen Z
- biblical substance
- ministry
- truth
- scripture
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Dial In Ministries, THINQ Media
Products: Get To Work
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